Council poised to approve funds for southeast side parks
City Council likely to approve a 40 242 dollar transfer to fund Redmond Park improvements in the Coe Mount Vernon area. Landino’s plan calls for five park projects including a wading pool at Redmond and parks at Polk and Johnson Elementary Schools with a total estimated cost of about 1 030 000.
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Dick Hogan
Arte
Coe-Mount Vernon
Redmond Park
Third Avenue
Park Court
16Th Street
Carl Landino
Landino
McKinley and
Polk
Gary Rogers
Cog-Mount Vernon Community Development Committee
Rogers
Bergen urges change to sexual abuse statute of limitations
Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen plans to ask the Iowa Legislature to raise the 18 month limit on sexual abuse cases to three years aligning with all felonies except murder and some serious offenses. He cites the recent arrest of Gregory Petoskey tied to past assaults and notes the case would benefit from a longer window. Bergen will approach State Senator Jim Wells to attach the proposal to a bill this session.
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Cedar Rapids
Gregory Petoskey
Moline
Petoskey
Bergen
Jim Wells
Supervisors Approve Upgrading Road North of Palo
Linn County Board of Supervisors vote informal approval to upgrade County Road W-36 north of Palo including replacing Bear Creek Bridge at about 233000 dollars. City councilors favor direct North Palo route to Pleasant Creek State Park citing increased traffic and current 5 ton limit. paving could be two to three years away pending traffic studies.
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Dave Rasdal
Ette County
Palo
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Bear Creek
Pleasant Creek State Park
Linn
Jerry Nelson
Wayne McVay
Larry Davenbaugh
McVay
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Davenbaugh
Linn County
Nelson
Jean Oxley
Oxley
Knife-wielding robber fails to take money at Payless
Police seek a white male 17 to 20 with sandy brown hair, blue jeans, and torn tennis shoes after a knife incident at Payless Shoe Source 1730 16th Ave SW. The clerk could not open the register without ringing up a sale, after which the robber fled as police were alerted.
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16Th Ave
Linn jail advisory committee named for Linn County
Twenty one persons were appointed to the Linn jail advisory committee this morning with two more to be named by the Linn County Board of Supervisors. The panel will rank four jail plans in a consultant study, tour the current facility, and review federal and state standards while meeting May 4 to start work. Members include Dean French, Bill Pohorsky, Chief Raymond Baker, Sister Judith Meyer, and others from local unions churches and businesses. Joseph Dwyer of Mount Mercy College is listed but not yet contacted. A UAW representative will be appointed later, Supervisor Ken Schriner said.
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Citizens Jail Advisory Committee
Linn
Dean French
The
Farm Bureau
Bill Pohorsky
Greater Downtown Association of
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Baker
Joseph Dwyer
Mount Mercy College
United Auto Workers Union
Ken Schriner
Three projects approved for Squaw Creek Park funding
Linn County supervisors reallocated 18200 from revenue sharing for a dump station, playground work, and a well at Squaw Creek Park southeast of Marion. About 170000 remains set aside for the lake, with prior 250000 total and 60000 spent on a park road. opposition cited a lack of priority by the Conservation Board.
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Squaw Creek Park
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Marion
Linn Conservation
George Hamilton
Jean Oxley
Conservation Board
Hamilton
Oxley
Four arrested on drunk driving in Linn County
Four persons were arrested for drunk driving in Linn County late Monday into today. Robert T. Smith 27 of Coggan Route 2 was nabbed on D-66 near Highway 13 and charged with registration, restricted license, equipment violations. Steven A. Atkins 33 of 1702 12th Ave SW arrested on Edgewood Road NW and charged with speeding. Neal S. Dauber 35 at large arrested on Highway 30 near Mount Vernon for failing to dim headlights. Richard D. Chettinger 25 of Aurora Route 2 arrested near E-66 and Highway 13 and charged with speeding. Entertainer Ann Margret is 40. Actress Carolyn Jones is 48.
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Linn County
Robert T. Smith
Coggan
Steven A. Atkins
12Th Ave
Edgewood Road
Neal S. Dauber
Mount Vernon
Richard D. Chettinger
Aurora
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Sixth Avenue
McKinley School
McKinley Park
Palice
John Ely Jr
Ray Wittenmeyer
Doris Peick
Lileah Harris
Mary Robinson
Helen Chang
Suki Dell
Ann-Margret
Carolyn Jones
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